diff --git a/docs/setup/install/container.md b/docs/setup/install/container.md
index 98caa19c..140bd1ea 100644
--- a/docs/setup/install/container.md
+++ b/docs/setup/install/container.md
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Registry](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pkgs/container/headscale). The c
 
 ## Configure and run headscale
 
-1.  Create a directory on the Docker host to store headscale's [configuration](../../ref/configuration.md) and the [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) database:
+1.  Create a directory on the container host to store headscale's [configuration](../../ref/configuration.md) and the [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) database:
 
     ```shell
-    mkdir -p ./headscale/{config,lib,run}
+    mkdir -p ./headscale/{config,lib}
     cd ./headscale
     ```
 
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ Registry](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pkgs/container/headscale). The c
     docker run \
       --name headscale \
       --detach \
-      --volume "$(pwd)/config:/etc/headscale" \
+      --read-only \
+      --tmpfs /var/run/headscale \
+      --volume "$(pwd)/config:/etc/headscale:ro" \
       --volume "$(pwd)/lib:/var/lib/headscale" \
-      --volume "$(pwd)/run:/var/run/headscale" \
       --publish 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
       --publish 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 \
       --health-cmd "CMD headscale health" \
@@ -57,15 +58,17 @@ Registry](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pkgs/container/headscale). The c
         image: docker.io/headscale/headscale:<VERSION>
         restart: unless-stopped
         container_name: headscale
+        read_only: true
+        tmpfs:
+          - /var/run/headscale
         ports:
           - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
           - "127.0.0.1:9090:9090"
         volumes:
           # Please set <HEADSCALE_PATH> to the absolute path
           # of the previously created headscale directory.
-          - <HEADSCALE_PATH>/config:/etc/headscale
+          - <HEADSCALE_PATH>/config:/etc/headscale:ro
           - <HEADSCALE_PATH>/lib:/var/lib/headscale
-          - <HEADSCALE_PATH>/run:/var/run/headscale
         command: serve
         healthcheck:
             test: ["CMD", "headscale", "health"]
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ Registry](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pkgs/container/headscale). The c
     Verify headscale is available:
 
     ```shell
-    curl http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
+    curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/health
     ```
 
 1.  Create a headscale user: